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Insurance markets around the world are facing a number of challenges. This includes increasing regulation, the availability of alternative capital, online broking, longevity, cyber risks, and commoditisation. Market developments such as insurance linked securities, new products and more sophisticated coverage offer innovative solutions. Inevitably, as the market develops and new products are created, claims and litigation tend to follow.

Our international insurance group is drawn from experts in their fields and are based across the world’s major insurance centres. Our core clients include international (re)insurers, Lloyd’s syndicates and advisers, brokers and intermediaries, run-off agents and other key market participants.

We can provide you with a team that has extensive, in-depth knowledge of the commercial insurance and reinsurance markets globally, and also offer specialists in insurance mediation and international reinsurance law.

You can rely on a team with a strong market focus that has recognised expertise in insurance acquisitions and transfers, new structures and alternative capital arrangements, claims and disputes, policy wordings, reinsurance contracts including compliance, and regulatory issues.

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Insurance: Transactional - Germany

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What the Team is Known For

Taylor Wessing often represents insurers and public associations in various contentious and non-contentious mandates. The team has experience in coverage disputes across the insurance sector, particularly in the D&O and health spheres, with the firm being capable of representing clients in litigation of any level. The law firm also possesses expertise in distribution, revision of insurance contracts and ESG issues, as well as providing general advice on insurance regulatory law. The client list reads impressively, with Taylor Wessing representing some of the top insurers and reinsurers in Germany and globally.

Wofür das Team bekannt ist

Taylor Wessing vertritt häufig Versicherer und öffentliche Verbände in verschiedenen streitigen und außerstreitigen Mandaten. Das Team verfügt über Erfahrung in Deckungsstreitigkeiten im gesamten Versicherungssektor, insbesondere in den Bereichen D&O und Gesundheit, und ist in der Lage, Mandanten in Rechtsstreitigkeiten auf jeder Ebene zu vertreten. Taylor Wessing verfügt zudem über Expertise in den Bereichen Vertrieb, Revision von Versicherungsverträgen und ESG-Themen sowie allgemeine Beratung im Versicherungsaufsichtsrecht. Die Kundenliste liest sich beeindruckend: Taylor Wessing vertritt einige der führenden Versicherer und Rückversicherer in Deutschland und weltweit.

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Work Highlights

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  • Taylor Wessing provided ING-DiBa with advice on a new insurance distribution cooperation agreement with Allianz.

  • Taylor Wessing beriet ING-DiBa bei einem neuen Kooperationsabkommen zur Versicherungsvertriebskooperation mit Allianz.

Strengths

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  • Taylor Wessing has an in-depth understanding of German law and BaFin as well as UK law and PRA.

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  • Their advice is tailored and practical.

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  • The Taylor Wessing team is very detailed and caring, has a very broad coverage and covers all bases. It is very client-oriented.

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  • The lawyers have a quick response time and a pragmatic approach.

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  • Die Anwälte und Anwältinnen reagieren schnell und verfolgen einen pragmatischen Ansatz.

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  • Taylor Wessing verfügt über fundierte Kenntnisse des deutschen Rechts und der BaFin sowie des britischen Rechts und der PRA.
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Notable Practitioners

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  • Gunbritt Kammerer-Galahn
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    Gunbritt Kammerer-Galahn

    Gunbritt Kammerer-Galahn is well placed to advise on underwriting guidelines, insurance contracts and portfolio run-offs, with further expertise in supervisory and distribution law. She also handles insurance disputes in relation to D&O claims, and assists with the setting up of joint ventures and mergers between prominent insurance companies. She also offers expertise in restructuring and financing, including for insurtechs.

    Gunbritt Kammerer-Galahn ist in der Beratung zu Zeichnungsrichtlinien, Versicherungsverträgen und Portfolio-Run-offs gut aufgestellt und verfügt über weitere Expertise im Aufsichts- und Vertriebsrecht. Darüber hinaus betreut sie Versicherungsstreitigkeiten im Zusammenhang mit D&O-Ansprüchen und unterstützt bei der Gründung von Joint Ventures und Fusionen namhafter Versicherungsgesellschaften. Darüber hinaus bietet sie Expertise in den Bereichen Restrukturierung und Finanzierung, auch für Insurtechs.

    • Gunbritt Kammerer-Galahn has deep knowledge of the insurance industry.

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    • She has a very high level of understanding of our business and a great level of service.

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    • She is very down to earth and very approachable to discuss things with.

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    • Gunbritt Kammerer-Galahn verfügt über profunde Kenntnisse der Versicherungsbranche.
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    • Sie ist sehr bodenständig und man kann sich sehr gut mit ihr unterhalten.
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    • Sie verfügt über ein sehr hohes Verständnis für unser Geschäft und bietet einen hervorragenden Service.
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